Manicure or sewing kit or the like



July 25, 1939. s. s. JOSLYN MANICURE OR SEWING KIT OR THE LIKE Filed Feb. 4, 1938 IN VENT OR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 25, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Stuart S. J oslyn, Chester, Conn, assignor to Hamilton G.-Bates, Chester, Conn.

Application February 4, 1938, Serial No. 188,714

Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in manicure or sewing kits and is directed more particularly to the provision of a novel kit for removably holding various manicure and/or sewing .5 items.

It is one of the principal objects of the invention to provide a kit which is simple in form yet attractive in appearance. As it will appear, includes a U-shaped frame and at least one side wall member which is arranged to move relatively to the frame in such a way that various objects may be removably held in place.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent after a reading of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the kit of the invention in open position;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the kit shown in Fig. 1;

Fig, 3 is a partial perspective view of an end wall of the frame shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a modified form of the kit shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of still another modified form; and

Fig. 6 is an end elevational view of the form of kit shown in Fig. 5.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail, the invention will now be fully described.

. In its broad aspects, the kit of the invention includes a U-shaped frame member and side wall fmembers cooperating therewith to provide a receptacle. Preferably this U-shaped member consists of a flat strip of metal bent intermediate its ends to have a horizontal bottom wall and upstanding end wall parts While side wall members are arranged to extend upwardly adjacent opposite sides of the end wall parts to form a recepta- 0 .cle having an open upper end.

The U-shaped frame member is preferably formed of rather stiifish material such as metal and it may be a unitary strip or the bottom and end walls may be separate pieces. In any event it includes a bottom wall 2 and end parts 4.

A side wall member 6 is associated with one /side of the frame and it is preferably secured thereto in some way. In one way, particularly where the end walls 4 are formed of metal, prongs such as 8 may be struck outwardly therefrom in such a way that they impinge the member 6 which is commonly formed of a fabricated material, leather or the like.

There is also a side wall member [0 but this is preferably hingedly associated with the frame (01. 206-1) so as to be movable towards and away from the opposite edges of the end walls 4. Preferably this hinge arrangement is taken care of by providing a bottom wall part or hinge part I2 and this will extend between the adjacent marginal edges of members 6 and i0.

According to the preferred form of the invention, the part I 2 is provided with a pair of spaced transverse slots l4 and the bottom wall part 2 0f the frame extends therethrough so as to be held in place, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. It will be appreciated that the wall l0 may be swung up into parallelism with wall 6 so that the sidewalls and frame cooperate to form a receptacle having an open upper end.

If desired, one of the wall members, such as 6 may be elongated, as shown, so as to have a portion for overlying the said open upper end and snap-fastening means of usual form, indicated at l6 and I8, may be provided to hold this closure portion in position. Of course, if preferred, there may be other forms of closing means.

In the preferred form of the invention, I provide an auxiliary bottom wall member 20 which is spaced upwardly from wall 2 and is in parallelism therewith, extending between the parts 4. There is also, preferably, an auxiliary side wall 22 which extends in vertical position between the parts 4 and this may extend above wall 20 so as to be capable of holding various articles, such as bottles, spools or the like, in retaining position.

It will be appreciated that when the parts 20 and 22 are in place, there is an auxiliary space provided, bounded by the parts 2, 4, 6, 20 and 22. This space is adapted to contain cotton, thread or the like and there may be a relatively small opening 24 in wall 22 through which the cotton, thread or the like may be inserted and/or removed.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a modified form of associating the end walls 4 with the stationary side member 6. As stated, the side members are preferably formed of some fabricated material and, in this form, flexible loops or straps, such as 30, are associated with the wall 6, either integral therewith or secured thereto, and these extend through openings 32 provided in the parts 4, as shown.

In Fig. 5, there is shown still another modification of a kit, embodying the general features of the invention. Here the frame member is as previously described, including a bottom wall 2 and end parts 4.

Side wall members 6' and I0, connected by a 55 slotted part l2, are provided. If desired, they both may be movable relative to the frame, as shown, or the wall 6 may be attached, as described with reference to nart 6.

These wall members 6' and ID are, however, relatively longer with respect to the frame than are the parts 6 and It. Thus, I provide a receptacle on the inner side of one of the walls 6 or l and this may take the form of a closed frame member 40 secured to the wall H), as shown.

This frame 40 is adapted to cooperate with the wall In to form a receptacle, or there may be a separate receptacle having a bottom Wall secured in some Way to wall I 0'. In any event, the receptacle is such size and is so located that when the wall i0 is swung up into adjacency with end members 4, the receptacle is disposed above, and in adjacency with the upper ends of, the members 4, as shown in Fig. 6.

This receptacle may carry various manicure or sewing items and there may be a closure part 42 secured to one of the walls, such as 6, as by a tab 44.

There also may be a locking flap 46, having usual fastening means 48, for attaching to the opposite wall i0 and thus holding the wall In and its receptacle in place.

It will be appreciated that the kit of the invention is simple in form so as to be economical to manufacture and it is readily assembled. The swinging wall permits of ready access to, and an easy view of, the contents of the kit and yet the arrangement is such that the contents are protected and held in place when desired.

Having described the invention in the form at persent preferred, What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A kit of the class described comprising in combination, an upstanding U-shaped relatively rigid frame member consisting of a horizontal bottom wall and vertical end walls, and a casing including a horizontal bottom part and side walls hingedly connected to opposite sides of said bottom part, and connections between one of said side walls and said end walls of the frame member, the other side wall being free to swing towards and away from said end parts, said bottom part of the casing being provided with a pair of spaced slits and a portion of the bottom wall of the frame member being received therein.

2. A kit of the class described comprising in combination, an upstanding U-shaped relatively rigid frame member consisting of a horizontal bottom part and vertical end walls, and a casing including a horizontal bottom part associated with said bottom part of the frame member and side walls hingedly connected to opposite sides of said bottom part, and. connections between one of said side walls and said end parts of the frame member consisting of prongs struck outwardly from said end parts and impinging said one side wall of the casing, the other side wall being free to swing towards and away from said end parts.

3. A kit of the class described comprising in combination, an upstanding U-shaped relatively rigid frame member consisting of a horizontal bottom part and vertical end walls, and a casing including a horizontal bottom part associated with said bottom part of the frame member and side walls hingedly connected to opposite sides of said bottom part, and connections between one of said side walls and said end parts of the framemember consisting of openings provided in said end walls and loops provided on said one side wall of the casing and passing through said openings, the other side wall being free to swing towards and away from said end parts.

4. A kit of the class described comprising in combination, an upstanding U-shaped relatively rigid frame member consisting of a horizontal bottom wall and vertical end walls, a casing including a horizontal bottom part associated with said bottom wall of the frame member and side walls extending from opposite sides of said bottom part, one of said side walls extending upwardly adjacent and secured to said end parts of the frame member, the other side wall being hinged so as to be free to swing to-' wards and away from said end parts, and an auxiliary vertical wall extending. between said end parts of the frame member at a distance from said one side wall.

5. A kit of the class described comprising in combination, an upstanding U-shaped frame member consisting of a strip of metal bent to have a horizontal bottom part and vertical end walls, and a casing including a horizontal bottom part associated with said bottom part of the frame member and side walls hingedly connected to opposite sides of said bottom part, and connections between one of said side walls. and said end parts of the frame member consisting .of openings provided in said end walls and loops of flexible material provided onsaid one side wall of the casing and passing through said openings, the other side wall being free to swing towards and away from said end parts.

STUART S. JOSLYN. 

